Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-23
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OeAL1AH, KAN, July 20. 1887.

Stacking.
Ground moist.
Mosquitoes plentiful.
Oats harvest is over.
Another picnic is talked of.
Mr.. John Rouppe is digging we'll
MI. Leach is on the sick list this week.
Miss Laura Marquand is at home on
visit.
Cucumbers are quite numerous in our
gardens.
New goods continually arriving at Ben
son Bros. 1892
VIM. Webster's baby is very sick with
dysentery.
Go to Benson Bros. for goods at an
honest value. 1882
The time to stack wheat and oats has
again arrived.
Mr.. John Harrison has been quite sick
for some days.
Capt. Joseph Runyon has light crop
of apples this year.
Rev. Knapp has had a barn erected to
the west of his residence.
Ogallah has barber shop. This makes
it another step nearer the front.
Ogallah and vicinity were well repre-
sented at Wa-Keeney last Friday.
| Oh. Benson took ride toward the
east last Sunday afternoon.
There have been some five or six appli-
cations made for the Ogallah school
Last Fridays wind scattered the lum-
Der some at the Ogallah lumber yard.
Joseph Griest was seen limping last
week. He said he had the rheumatism.
| The freight and express receipts of the
| Ogallah Office for last month were over
Hudson Harlan was around here last
Sunday. He says he is in the well-drilling
business.
Try a sack of "Good Luck" Flour.
For sale at Benson Bros. Every sack
warranted. 1882
Another beautiful shower has passed
this way, greatly to the advantage OF the
summer crops.
Mr.. Cook has windmill. This makes
a bakers dozen of these machines in the
vicinity of Ogallah.
Rev. Knapp's text for last Sunday can
be found in Mark XVI:15 and 16 Look
it up, and see what it is.
Miss Laura Marquand was down to
visit her parents last Sunday, and Miss
| Daisy Hoar accompanied her.
Ex-County Commissioner Click has the
whooping cough. Mr.. Click says this is
the second time he has had it.
J. P. Marguand, G. G. Ridgway and G.
G. Yetter were appointed a committee on
graveyard and also trustees of the same.
Rev. M. Knapp's house is almost COM
pleted, and he has moved from his ranch,
on Big creek, to Ogallah. This is move
that Ogallah is glad to see.
A subscription paper was passed
around here last week for the benefit of
Rev. T. W. Miller, as recompense for
for his services in district four.
Mrs. Bailey is trying to get dona-
tlon-enough to pay minister's expense
from Abilene out here and back. We
have not heard how she is succeeding.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Gerry
died last Friday morning of dysentery.
The parents have the deepest sympathy
of friends and; neighbors in and around
Ogallah.
Mr.. Daniel Countryman has been
granted pension. He informs us that
he receives back pension of 5000. We
are glad he has been granted this pension,
for he certainly deserves it.
10. Griest comes to the front this time,
and says he has had roasting ears for two
or three weeks. This seems reasonable,
as person could not easily have kept
them over from last years crop.
Rev. Knapp says he cannot preach
next Sunday, but will preach one week
from that time, at II o'clock sharp.
Subject: "What shall I do to be saved?"
A complete answer will be given.
u. Potter, vice president of the q. P.
railway, passed through our town on a
special train Wednesday morning, &C
companied by Superintendent Brinker-
hoff and Assistant Superintendent Pal
mer.
Last Fridays wind was a general one,
but about 5 o'clock in the afternoon a
streak passed across the blowing at the
forestry. We have not been there since,
but would judge there were not many
weeds left.
Eppler and Ridgway, the agents for the
Miami County Nursery, have been around
again. Mr.. Eppler told certain man he
would help him hoe his trees next spring, |
if he was around here. He said he had
taken twenty-three hundred orders this |
spring and summer. We should think If |
he intends to help hoe all these trees, he
would have his hands full before the
summer is over.
Oh, Say! If you never saw a store
shine from having a new coat of paint,
you should take peep at c. 81. Benson's.
All the woodwork has been treated to a
new coat of paint. Charles says he thinks |
he could rest now if he had time to sit |
down. He has one advantage in having
his counters painted. The boys can sit |
on them without getting their clothes dir
ty. Charles, any person who can afford to
paint up like you have can afford to set
'em up, can't he?
FORESTRY FABRICS.